Man Gets Prison in College Homicide

Published 7:00 pm, Monday, March 10, 2003

A college student who kidnapped and drugged a schoolmate before stabbing him to death and dismembering his body was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years to life in prison.

A judge sentenced former Hofstra University student Shaun Alexander to 25 years for second-degree murder and five years for a second-degree kidnapping charge.

Alexander, who admitted luring 20-year-old Max Kolb to a motel before killing him on April 25, 2001, will serve the sentences consecutively, according to District Attorney Denis Dillon.

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Despite a history of mental illness, Alexander was found competent to stand trial. Defense attorney Marc Gann said the plea agreement gives Alexander the opportunity to some day get out of prison and be treated for his mental disorders.